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Postcards From the Moon: Artemis II Crew Makes History

The four astronauts of NASA’s Artemis II mission flew deeper into space on Monday than any humans before them.

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The World’s Most Weird and Wonderful Hotels

For the average traveller, a hotel room is a merely a place to rest one’s weary head (with the real adventure starting once you leave its comfort).

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Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia will finally be completed in 2026

More than 140 years after construction began, Antoni Gaudí’s famous basilica should be finished this year.

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The World Bids Goodbye to 2025 with Fireworks and Icy Plunges

As Wednesday turned to Thursday, people around the world said goodbye to a sometimes challenging 2025 and expressed hopes for the New Year to come.

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The Most Spectacular Christmas Trees From Around The World

Lights, Camera, Christmas! As we mark the festive season, Christmas trees around the world have been exquisitely decorated in a joyful tradition going back hundreds of years.

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This Country has Over 95,000 Centenarians

This remarkable demographic phenomenon underscores Japan’s leadership in healthy ageing. 

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Body Rolls and Headbanging: We Found Cockatoos Have 30 Different Dance Moves

Companion cockatoos are renowned for their problem-solving and intriguing characters. It’s no surprise these large, long-lived and intelligent parrots are known to display complex behaviour.

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North Korean Defectors Make Debut in New K-Pop Boy Band

A new K-pop boy band made their global debut on Friday with two members who defected from North Korea and an album that includes a song about the consequences of escaping one of the world’s most repressive states.

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Growing Lettuces With Fog A Success In World’s Driest Desert

In Chile’s arid Atacama, the driest desert in the world, growers and researchers are able to harness water from the very air itself to grow lettuces and lemons, using a net to catch drops of moisture from fog.

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Trump Says Iran’s Key Nuclear Sites ‘Obliterated’ by Airstrikes

U.S. forces struck three Iranian nuclear sites in a “very successful attack,” President Donald Trump said on Saturday, adding that Tehran’s nuclear program had been obliterated.

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Watch: Glacier Partially Collapses in the Swiss Alps, Burying Village

A huge chunk of a glacier in the Swiss Alps broke off on Wednesday (May 28), causing a deluge of ice, mud and rock that buried most of a mountain village that had been evacuated due to the risk of a rockslide.

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The UK Government Is Considering Mandatory Chemical Castration for Sex Offenders – It’s an Ethical and Legal Minefield

Justice secretary Shabana Mahmood is looking into a potential “national rollout” of chemical castration for sex offenders. This is a process of lowering testosterone levels with the intention of reducing libido.

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Woman Welcomed Back 30 Years After Being Kicked Out of All-Male Magic Club for Posing as Man

Thirty years after expelling Sophie Lloyd for masquerading as a man to join the then exclusively male Magic Circle, the London-based society for professional and amateur magicians has tracked her down to restore her membership.

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‘Secrets of the Penguins’ Premieres on Eve of Earth Day

Years of filming, often in extreme conditions, has provided new insights into the extraordinary challenges endured by penguins for a documentary series to be premiered on Monday, the eve of Earth Day.

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UK’s Top Court Says Legal Definition of Woman Refers to Biological Sex

Britain’s highest court ruled on Wednesday that only biological and not trans women meet the definition of a woman under equality laws, a landmark decision greeted with concern by trans supporters but welcomed by the government as bringing clarity.

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Classical Music at Coachella? LA Philharmonic Makes Desert Debut

The Los Angeles Philharmonic led the charge into their first Coachella performance on Saturday with the “Ride of the Valkyries”, helmed by Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel, in his latest move to reach out to new audiences.

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Analysis: Trump’s Trade War Will Hurt Everyone – From Cambodian Factories to US Online Shoppers

It had the hallmarks of a reality TV cliffhanger.

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‘Lifts Everybody’s Spirits’: Irish Farmer Brings Alpaca Therapy to Nursing Homes, Schools

Flanked by a gaggle of smartphone-wielding onlookers, Irish farmer Joe Phelan ushered two alpacas down the corridor of a local nursing home as beaming residents waited their turn to pet them.

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China’s Dwindling Marriage Rate Is Fuelling Demand for Brides Trafficked From Abroad

China’s marriage rate is in steep decline.

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Bhutan Marks International Women’s Day by Celebrating the Success of Women-Run Homestays

To mark International Women’s Day, Bhutan is drawing attention to the success of women in tourism, sharing stories from those who have transformed their homes into thriving homestays.

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Mice With Woolly Mammoth Traits Could Pave the Way for the Resurrection of an Ice Age Giant

A US biotech company has genetically modified mice to have traits from the extinct woolly mammoth.

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How Trump’s Spat With Zelenskiy Threatens the Security of the World – Including The US

After the catastrophic press conference on February 28 between Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy and US president Donald Trump, it is clear that there has been a global realignment.

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Boeing 747 To Become Next-Generation Event Venue at Las Vegas’s AREA15

A Boeing 747 that found fame as a large-scale art piece at Burning Man has arrived at its new home at AREA15 in Las Vegas, where it will be transformed into a one-of-a-kind cocktail and dining experience.

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Zelenskiy ‘Ready’ To Quit Presidency for Peace: ‘I Can Exchange This for NATO Membership’

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday he was willing to give up his position if it meant peace in Ukraine, adding that he could exchange his departure for his country’s entry into the NATO military alliance.

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